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Also, I take Pete Carroll vs Tressell...I would put my dough on Carroll anyday (except for when the lines get ridiculous vs Pac-10 teams)

I like the guy who brought up OSU prepping for the option week 1 vs. Navy...good point...probably why it appeared so close.  Option is a big pain in the ass to defend.

Still regardless...Trojans cover.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by GAMBLE_4heisman:



You're right, i looked and we weren't behind till the 3rd quarter.  17-6.  When a team with the offensive weapons of last year's buckeyes scores less than 6 points in an entire half of football, I personally consider that an ass whooping.  If you count 12 quarters of football last year against elite competition (Texas, USC, and Penn St.) minus the 4th quarter vs. Texas..... do you know how many points we scored....? 15..... just over a point per quarter..... 5 field goals in 11 quarters, 5 field goals.  There were 6 NFL players on that offense not counting Pryor.  That my friend is coaching, and absolute pathetic FAILURE.  Failure to Plan and failure to execute, period.  As mentioned in another thread the level of recruit is falling as tOSU, no wonder, who wants to play for a team that doesn't score in big games.  I'm obviously tired of it.

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Posted: #78

Quote Originally Posted by snatraps:



a: true
b: true
c: true

the only downside to USC is there isn't a stand out wide receiver...yet!  They definitly have speed and very skilled WRs but nobody stands out amongst the group...Heck maybe they are all equally good...

That is the only thing I can possibly think of.  Other than that they are fricken stacked, and Pete Carroll isn't going to put the game in the QBs hands.  They will run and score on defense and try to keep the pressure off Barkley.  I think they play a short pass game and utilize the TEs, use their speed on screens...keep Barkley confident.

OSU wants a little redemption that is for sure and what a better place to do it, at home.

It is going to be a hard fought game...

Regardless I still like the Trojans...Quarters, Half, ML, and to cover...They are on a mission and I don't think OSU is going to knock them off, particularly a Big 10 team.

GL with whatever you do!

USC has no standout receivers? If Damian Williams doesnt count, than what the hell does OSU have? I still havent heard anyone mention any ACTUAL players on OSU that will be a reason why OSU would win. Nobody except TP.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by This1sTheY3ar:

You want a reason to not bet USC.... Look at all the threads on here saying to bet USC or better yet that USC ML is the modern lock

I will fade the public and take OSU plus the points

This is the MAIN reason why I have yet to pull the trigger on the Trojans. Not because they are facing OSU, not because its a hostile environment, but only because most people like USC. I hate that.

 
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usc is the best big game team in the country! i will lay the points--but i am hoping it goes to 7. by the way, i am not a fan of usc, but facts are facts.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by eagle4038:

usc is the best big game team in the country! i will lay the points--but i am hoping it goes to 7. by the way, i am not a fan of usc, but facts are facts.

Obama is President: Fact

USC is the best big game team in the country: opinion

 
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The Trojans generally do not play their best ball in the first half. If Ohio St. gets off to a good start (maybe the USC defense not exactly ready) then Barkley might begin to feel some pressure to make some plays and could throw an interception, which he was prone to in practice.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by jdnmoney:

Ohio St. has way more speed than San Jose...dont be fooled...ANYONE who has to prepare for the triple option gets fooled once in a while...thats what navy did...they fooled ohio 2-3 times and that is why that game was close...BIG NAVY PLAYS, not 15-20 play EPIC DRIVES...this ohio state team will be better at home against a more conventional offense...just remember that the kid is a true freshman at USC and it is IN THE SHOE...personally, I HATE OHIO STATE, but i think they cover if it gets to +7.5


Actually Navy made a 15-play, 80-yard drive int eh first quarter for the first TD

Navy also made a 15-play, 99-yard drive in the 3rd quarter for a TD.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by eagle4038:

usc is the best big game team in the country! i will lay the points--but i am hoping it goes to 7. by the way, i am not a fan of usc, but facts are facts.


This statement pretty much sums up the intelligence of some USC backers.

How can I possibly be on the same side as people like this?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by ValueforRent:



This statement pretty much sums up the intelligence of some USC backers.

How can I possibly be on the same side as people like this?
 
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Posted: #87
Russell benched for Hines today
 
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About time.  Hines can ball
 
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USC is a complete team.  Not one weak spot.  A new OC who did a great job last week.  Who's kidding who?  Romp and stomp.
 
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A good game by Gibson, Heyward, and/or Worthington vs the all universe line could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in the NFL (moving up in draft).  Plus, all week this defensive line has to hear about how good USC's line is and how many yards USC will rush for.  I think the OSU defensive line comes to play Saturday.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by mooonie1:

   corrct me if im wrong, but didnt u sc lose to stanford, oregon st and wash recently? just wondering, maybe thats why u dont talk about those non-important, bcs championship busting games!

You are wrong, they haven't lost to washington in years

 
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Posted: #92
Take osu!! No way usc covers
 
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Yeah the Pac 10 sucks, can someone tell me their Bowl record last year?  Oh thats right they cleaned house.  OR state was a solid team last year as well.  The SEC is sooooooooo great.  Is that why LSU got outplayed last week by a team that went 0-12 last lear in the shitty PAC 10.  Please haters take a break, USC is going to destroy Ohio St. right in their own backyard.  Jump on the -7 before it rises.
 
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Posted: #94
Just watch and see. All the action is on usc. These r the kinda games vegas and the books get paid from!
 
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Posted: #95
dont take usc -7....good enough?
 
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I don't know if anybody remembers that game last year at Texas Tech when the Red Raiders upset the Longhorns, but I think the atmosphere in that game will be very similar to the one at the Horseshoe on Saturday night.  There was about as big a home-field advantage in that Texas Tech stadium as a team can get though.  It was loud as fuck, dark as fuck, and the fans were literally shaking the stadium.  There was not a spot of Longhorn orange in the crowd.  And when the Red Raiders came out and jumped on UT early, the crowd exploded.  They literally willed their team on.  I could see the same thing happening again this Saturday where a lesser skilled teams rises to the occasion behind the support of the home fans.
 
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Posted: #97
WestCoastTrojan,
 
I am by no means a USC fan.  I've been pretty critical of both the Trojans and PC.  The thing is that in a playoff system I think USC might have won 4 MNC is this decade.  Every team has a bad day, but when USC struggles against some sub-par teams its easy to get down on them.  Not that it happens often, but when it does it costs them the whole season.  I feel for USC having to be perfect just to be in the MNC picture. I dont think there is a team this decade that would beat USC 2 out of 3 in one season.  I hope you take that the right way.
 
Saying all that.  Even with what USC had to replace, I havent seen an OSU team close in talent to USC.  Not dwelling in the past here, I am saying that he athletes at USC are better than the athletes in Columbus.  I cant take OSU based on that every time they faced a team with sort of athletes they have lost since the game against The U. 
 
In a one game scenerio anything can happen and Ohio State might get the best of USC at home.  Again play the game 3 times and I think USC blows them out twice.  Its a no play for me, but Ohio State would have to prove to me first that they can beat even a SC team with a frosh QB and a re-loaded D.
 
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I agree jp1.............well said.
 
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All I hear about is USC's frosh QB vs OSU 'experienced' QB.
 
Pryor ain't so hot.  Someday he will be, but not yet.  Against Navy, he got 60 yards running.  That's all, just 60 yards.  Plus 1 int.
 
Barkley's stats are better.  Corp's stats are better.  Better %, better yrds per, no int.
 
And USC can run, and run, and run.  Try to blitz when they run and OSU is dead meat.
 
Add a much better OC (Bates) and game over.
 
 
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taking O-st just b/c i'm a homer. USC is clearly better on both sides of the ball.
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